Honoré Beaugrand (1848-1906) Flying through the air, when one is not a bird, has always been the devil’s work, and stories such as La Chasse-Galerie are ancient. Known as tales of the wild hunt, they involve a hunter who has […] Read More

Captain Willy: A Tale of the Mackinac Race John P. Brady (1883?—) “Stand by—Ready and about—Hard a-lee!” sang out Skipper Willy. The great sloop Dolphin shot up into the wind. Round whirled her nose over the foaming water and the […] Read More

On either side we saw vessels sailing mysteriously over the meadow; we met them, left them behind, and, presto! there they were again, apparently still in advance of us. Queer little lighthouses, too, were there—solitary towers in the bewitched region; […] Read More